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Battle @ the Bay XII - July 11th, 2015
Swinomish Casino - Anacortes, Washington

Photos and interview by Mike Renouard



Thomas Hoeper subs James Davis in the Battle @ the Bay XII Main Event

 

Combat Games MMA and the Swinomish Casino presented their 12th Battle at the Bay show on July 11th 2015 inside the casino's Wa-walton Event Center. The 3 pro and 7 amateur bout fight card provided plenty of fireworks for the fans on hand and those watching the live stream. In the house was former UFC fighter Chris "The Crippler" Leben, there to corner fighter James Davis, as well as spending time meeting and greeting the fans.


 

The Main Event featured Leben's fighter James Davis of San Diego's Victory MMA making his pro debut against local favorite "Tiny" Thomas Hoeper of Arlington Kickboxing Academy. In the opening minute, Davis closed distance on Hoeper and attempted to push him up against the cage to work the clinch and some dirty boxing. However, he left his neck exposed and the 6’7” Hoeper wasted no time in utilizing his size and leverage to lift Davis off his feet for a fight-ending standing guillotine choke. Hoeper moves to 3-1 with the victory.











 

The Battle at the Bay 12 Co-main Event saw a nasty armbar of Livewire MMA’s Jesse Nutting from Orcas Island Fight Camp’s Colt Hausauer in the first round of their pro lightweight contest. Hausauer landed a big kick and some ground strikes, before catching Nutting in an inverted armbar after a scramble. Nutting rolled to escape but immediately tapped as the hold unfortunately caused an injury. The ringside docs were on the spot in treating Nutting and he will recover. Impressive submission from Hausauer.














 

Missoula MT’s Sky Folsom, fighting with The Dog Pound, made it 3 for 3 on the night for his team, when he submitted AKA’s Victor Barajas late in the first round of their pro featherweight contest. Barajas was scoring on the feet and then initiated a takedown. Barajas got in a few ground strikes but Folsom proved to be dangerous from the bottom. Barajas escaped an armbar attempt, but Folsom locked on a tight triangle choke and got the tap from Barajas at 4:52 of the first. Folsom moves to 1-1 as a pro with the victory.










 

Cody Houppart, Skye Folsom’s Dog Pound teammate, also won by first round submission, finishing Rose City FC’s Matt Knight with a guillotine choke at 2:21 of the first round in their amateur lightweight bout.














 

Orcas Island FC’s Andy Nigretto displayed big power in his hand, knocking out Livewire MMA’s Curtis Hagg at 1:56 of round two in a amateur welterweight fight.












 

Team Chaos fighter Britney Sims’ long trip home to Salem OR after her fight was made much easier with the hardware she acquired, picking up the COGA Amateur 115 lb belt via an impressive performance over Gabby Atnip. Sims was simply too fast and too strong for Atnip in this fight, eventually overwhelming Atnip with strikes midway through the 2nd round.













 

In the 145 lb weight class, United Fitness Center’s Sebastian Kirkland won his amateur debut by way of hard fought unanimous decision over AKA’s Matt Ruiz.








 

Montana fighter Samantha Siever of The Dog Pound won her amateur debut in emphatic fashion, finishing Elena Badicke with some big bombs on the ground for a TKO stoppage at 36 seconds of round two in their 125 lb contest.










 

In the evening’s first fight - an amateur 125 lb female matchup - Rose City FC’s Kristen Maraanen’s standup game proved to be too much for Crem Frazier, with Maraanen wearing down and eventually TKOing Frazier late in the 2nd round.









 

Combat Games MMA's next event is July 31st 2015 as they present Rumble on the Ridge 32 at the Snoqualmie Casino. The promotion will be back at the Swinomish Casino in November. Visit COGA MMA's website at combatgamesmma.com.

 



BATTLE @ THE BAY XII RESULTS
Bout 1 - Amateur 125 lbs
Kristen Maraanen (Rose City FC) def Crem Frazier (United Fitness Center)
by TKO @ 2:45 Rd 2

 

Bout 2 - Amateur 125 lbs
Samantha Siever (The Dog Pound) def Elena Badicke (Ivan Salaverry MMA)
by TKO @ 0:36 Rd 2

 

Bout 3 - Amateur 145 lbs
Sebastian Kirkland (United Fitness Center) def Matt Ruiz (AKA)
by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-27)

 

Bout 4 - Amateur 115 lb Championship
Britney Sims (Team Chaos) def Gabby Atnip (Irish Hit Squad)
by TKO 1:33 Rd 2

 

Bout 5 - Amateur 155 lbs
Cody Houppart (The Dog Pound) def Matt Knight (Rose City FC)
by Guillotine Choke @ 2:21 Rd 1

 

Bout 6 - Amateur 170 lbs
Andy Nigretto (Orcas Island Fight Camp) def Curtis Hagg (Livewire MMA)
by KO @ 1:56 Rd 2

 

Bout 7 - Pro 145 lbs
Sky Folsom (The Dog Pound) def Victor Barajas (AKA)
by Triangle Choke @ 4:52 Rd 1

 

Co-main Event - Pro 155 lbs
Colt Hausauer (Orcas Island Fight Camp) def Jesse Nutting (Livewire MMA)
by Armbar in Rd 1

 

Main Event - Pro 205 lbs
Thomas Hoeper (AKA) def James Davis (Victory MMA)
by Standing Guillotine in Rd 1


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